Embolization of splenorenal shunt associated to portal vein thrombosis and hepatic encephalopathy

Figure 2 Angiographic images of the splenic vein after the shunt embolization, showing the 8 microcoils placed in the splenorenal shunt. Splenic vein (black arrow); microcoils (black arrowhead). The catheter is inside the splenic artery, and the image is obtained in a late phase after the contrast injection. The metallic tip of the nasoenteral tube can also be seen in the right upper quadrant.